Antonin Scalia's Making Your Case [...]
Antonin Scalia's Making Your Case [...]For heaven’s sake, forget about the rather trite response ‘I’m glad you asked that question’ or ‘That question goes to the very heart of the case.’ We have all heard this response to our questions, and we are all a little bit skeptical about it […] Bear in mind that a weak argument does more than merely dilute your brief. It speaks poorly of your judgment and thus reduces confidence in your other points. As the saying goes, it is like the 13th stroke of a clock: not only wrong in itself, but casting doubt on all that preceded it […] When argument is over, recall it. Conduct a postmortem with a friend or associate who was present. Jot down the respects in which you know you fell short, and consider how you could improve in those respects next time.